Rif Dimashq offensive (February 2018–present)
| Rif Dimashq offensive (February–April 2018) | |||||||||
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| Part of the Rif Dimashq Governorate campaign (Syrian Civil War), the Siege of Eastern Ghouta and the Russian military intervention in the Syrian Civil War | |||||||||
 Map of the operation |
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
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 Free Palestine Movement
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 Jaysh al-Islam   Al-Rahman Legion  Ahrar al-Sham  Tahrir al-Sham
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| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
 Maj. Gen. Suheil al-Hassan(Tiger Forces) Col. Ghiath Dalla(42nd Armored Brigade) |
Abu Ali Dhiya al-Shaghouri †(al-Rahman Legion chief of staff) |
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| Units involved | |||||||||
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| Strength | |||||||||
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15,000+
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20,000
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| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
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520 killed, 2 captured  2 killed (per CIT)
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405 killed | ||||||||
| 1,835 civilians killed (per SOHR; Eastern Ghouta & Damascus) | |||||||||
Russia
Allied militias:
Liwa al-Quds
Palestine Liberation Army
PFLP-GC
Arab Nationalist Guard
SSNP
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